Bells Expedition Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

12 oz Bottle, very complex flavor, strong robust aroma chocolate coffee and bourbon. Let it sit open up and you have one incredibly flavorful beer. Creamy taste decreases bitterness with a chocolate molasses bourbon finish

12 oz Bottle, Very complex roasted flavors, looks like a black hole, Definitely better after some aging. Great beer, and from my hometown.

12 oz. bottle from my first 6 pack of the season.. and definitely several more to come. Yippe! Pours a pitch black motor oil appearance with sizable deep chocolate head. Aromas pack a punch: chocolate and cocoa, roasted malt, and coffee dominate the nose. Initial taste mirros bitter coffee and semi sweet chocolate mixing well with the roasted malt base. Touches of dark and dried fruits, but not as prominent as say Surly Darkness. Thick bodied, but very palatable. Head that retains well and laces throughout. A palate sticker for sure, large ABV tag well hidden in this murky gem. Strikes a near perfect balance, in the realm of slightly burnt malt and the world that lives between coffee and chocolate, with a hint of creaminess to prevent too much bitterness. Very special beer. Look forward to more and a rerate. Most bang for the buck period.

Rating #800. Bottle. Opaque pitch black body with a long lasting creamy brown head. Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and bittering hops in aroma. A tiny bit of alcohol is there as well. It really fills out the nose with complex notes. The body is very creamy and soft. The flavours are lots of coffee, roasted malts, coffee, tobacco and bourbon. Its very complex. It ends up in a very long tasty oak aged like bourbon finish. Brilliant beer. One of my favorites.

Had this bottle of oily goodness after Thanksgiving dinner and it was still awesome, although the BudMillerCoors-guzzling family members were not ready for it. I would call it a mix between Stone RIS and Dark Lord. Although it did not quite stand up to Dark Lord, it had the same coffee/chocolate/cherry flavors and very low carbonation, almost to a fault. Never had Bells until then, and let me tell you, that will not be the last time.

Awesome! 12 oz blt, 12/06 batch, thanks to Crosling! Pours deep dark with a slight mahogany head. No light transmission. Creamy, deep, presistant head. Nose is unreal. lBlueberry, tootsie rols, chocolate liqueur, vegemite? Palate is rich and smooth, creamy texture, persistant and long. Flavors of toasted marshemllow, hazelnuts, toasted malt, vanilla, bourbon. Only complaint is the alcohol shows a bit much on the finish. Unreal, its got the points and rep for a reason.

Perhaps it is my limited expertise, but I really was unimpressed by this beer! It has all of the expected characteristics, great thick black texture, strong aroma, and a nice punch. Beyond that, the coffee and alcohol flavors overpowered all other aspects and led to a punch of aftertaste. Purchased a 6pk of bottles for $16, expected a little more for the money!

Pours a deep black with a thick tan head Taste of coffee cocoa and roasted malts Almost overwhelming taste, but a little gritty. Might of been a bad bottle. 12 oz bottle from Whole Foods